S.L. 65.12 Art. 12

Whenever an offence against the provisions of these regulations has been committed, criminal liability shall lie as follows:

(a) in respect of regulations 3, 6, 7 and 8 criminal liability shall vest in the driver of the vehicle: Provided that such vehicle is not an M3 motor vehicle;

(b) in respect of regulations 4 and 5, criminal liability shall vest in the passenger of the vehicle who is not wearing a fitted seat belt at the time of the commission of the offence if such passenger is aged sixteen years and over;

(c) in respect of regulations 4 and 5, where no passenger as defined in paragraph (b) is present in the vehicle, criminal liability shall vest in the driver;

(d) in respect of regulation 9, criminal liability shall vest with the person who instructed the removal of the seat belt.